What color is #8AA99C?

#8AA99C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA99C?

The RGB value is 138, 169, 156: 138 red, 169 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA99C?

The complementary color is #A98A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA99C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA99C color

#8AA99C rgb(138, 169, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA99C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 66.3% green and 61.2% blue (138, 169, 156).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#8AA99C color codes

HEX	`#8AA99C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 169, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 66.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.66, -13.33, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.66, 13.71, 166.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.668, 36.179, 36.813)`
Decimal	`9087388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA99C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8AA99C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA99C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8AA99C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa99c; }
.text { color: #8aa99c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa99c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 169 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa99c, #8aa6a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8AA99C?: #8AA99C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA99C?: The RGB value is 138, 169, 156: 138 red, 169 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA99C?: The complementary color is #A98A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA99C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.